Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I recently retired after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I have been married to Karen since 1983. We have a son Lee who is now 30 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. Since the inception of the team in 1962 I have been a big fan of the New York Mets.

Friday, February 9, 2018

My Visit to the Performing Arts Library of NYPL

While I worked at NYPL (1983-90) I visited the Performing Arts Library several times as a patron, not a librarian. I don't remember going there since then Now that I am retired, I certainly have the time to visit. There are actually two libraries in the building:

I ordered this 3 volume set and guess what? The library pages could not find it. This was a very common occurrence when I worked at NYPL, so I wasn't annoyed and ordered something else.

Howarth, Ian. 2017. Rock 'n' radio: when DJs and rock music ruled the airwaves.
Howarth is a Canadian so the book discussed how top 40 radio developed in Montreal in the 1960s. He discussed radio stations CFCF and CKGM featuring DJs Dave Boxer and Buddy Gee.

The third book that viewed was:

Havers, Richard. 2017. Rolling Stones, on air in the sixties: TV and radio history as it happened.
It was a coffee table book that featured many photos of the Rolling Stones in their early years. I was amused by seeing several photos of the Stones wearing the same clothes as they performed on TV. Later in their career, they dressed in different outfits.

After that, I went downstairs I viewed an exhibit that honored Leonard Bernstein on the 100th anniversary of his birth. It offered a comprehensive retrospective of his life and career in classical music. It included over 150 photographs, personal items, papers, scores, correspondence, and costumes.

From there I perused through the circulating library. I didn't want to take out any books since I would likely have to make a special trip to Manhattan to return them.

I certainly enjoyed my day at the Performing Arts Library and will definitely make a return visit.